Does Photoshop Truly Effect Your Self-Esteem?

In today’s society women are faced with the standards that are produced and Photoshop edited by the media. Now day’s women will view up to 5,000 different beauty ads per day. Photoshop has edited almost every magazine ad that is targeted towards women, whether it is brightening teeth or cutting off ten pounds. Therefore our perception of beauty is distorted. The “It Look” consists of big eyes, full lips, long neck, and no blemishes. But when is enough Photoshop, enough?

Today’s celebrities most likely have a Photoshop editor that edits every picture taken of their client before it is released to the magazine for publishing

There have been suggestions on YouTube videos suggest that magazines should put a warning on ads that have been Photo shopped. For example back in the day there use to not be warnings of cigarettes to allow the customer to know the risk in using tobacco. The warning allowed the consumer to know the risk they were taking when they used that product but it never decreased the sales in tobacco.

I believe that if we would put warning in magazines that the photo has been edited then it will allow women peace of mind due to the pictures being fake, but I do not think that the magazine companies would loose their sales. Photo shopped pictures will lead girls to do unbearable risks to make their bodies look fake. 

In this YouTube video they go through the steps of Photoshop and talk about how it affects the public and how Photoshop is growing in the media. It also backs up my solution on how to help with the public to not feel insecure about themselves, which could lead to depression, eating disorders, or plastic surgery.